Roads around Bury Bridge will be closed for up to seven weeks from next month to allow maintenance works to take place.

The carriageways of Jubilee Way, Bolton Street and Crostons Road will be resurfaced with work scheduled to begin to start on Monday, June 13 and last around six to seven weeks.

Due to the complex nature of the Bury Bridge junction, various sections of highway will be closed to traffic during different stages of the work, with diversion routes in operation as required.

To minimise disruption, the work will take place between 8pm and 3am, and there will always be a route over Bury Bridge for traffic in either direction.

The council will try to maintain access to businesses and properties wherever possible, and pedestrian access will always be maintained.

The work is part of the council’s highways investment strategy to upgrade key routes in the borough.

Cllr Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, climate change and operations at the council, said: “We’re putting a tremendous amount of money behind improving the roads in our borough - our budget this year included provision for £10m to improve highways and road safety, in the third phase of a £30m programme.

"The £30m is borrowed money, due to the shortfall in finance from the government to the tune of £4m per year.

“Bury Bridge is one of our biggest and busiest junctions – used by 60,000 vehicles a day - so these works will make a real improvement.

"There will inevitably be some disruption, but by doing the work at night we hope to keep this to a minimum.”